Official Name: | Belgravia |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Belgravia in Edmonton |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | papastew |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] |
Subdivision Name6: | Strathcona |
Government Footnotes: | [4] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [5] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.87 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [6] |
Population Total: | 2275 |
Population Density Km2: | 2614.9 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
Population Blank1: | -2.5% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 947 |
Coordinates: | 53.511°N -113.533°W |
Elevation M: | 672 |
Belgravia is a residential neighbourhood located in Edmonton, Alberta. It is located southwest of the University of Alberta main campus. Named after the Belgravia area of 19th-century London, the neighbourhood was once the southern terminus of the Edmonton Radial Railway. The McKernan/Belgravia LRT Station is located adjacent to the neighbourhood at the northwest corner of 114 Street and 76 Avenue in neighbouring McKernan.
To the west, Belgravia overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley. The southern boundary is Belgravia Road, and the southwest portion of the neighbourhood overlooks Fox Drive. The north boundary between Saskatchewan Drive and 118 Street is University Avenue. From 118 Street, the neighbourhood boundary zigzags in a southeast direction from the intersection of University Avenue and 115A Street to the intersection of 114 Street and 76 Avenue. The eastern boundary between 76 Avenue and Belgravia Road is 114 Street.
Surrounding neighbourhoods are Windsor Park to the north, the University of Alberta to the northeast, McKernan to the east, Parkallen to the southeast, and the Neil Crawford Centre and University of Alberta Farm to the south. Grandview Heights is located to the southwest beyond Fox Drive.[7]
The community is represented by the Belgravia Community League, established in 1954, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 115 Street and 73 Avenue.[8] [9]
In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Belgravia had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -2.5% change from its 2016 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.87km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2019.[5] [10]
Three out of four residences in Belgravia are owner-occupied, with roughly four out of five residences being built prior to 1961. The majority of residences (72%) are single-family dwellings. The average household size is 2.4 people, with two out of three households having one or two people.
Belgravia is one of two neighbourhoods served by the McKernan/Belgravia LRT station. The station was officially opened on April 25, 2009, with regular service commencing on April 26, 2009. Belgravia is also served by Edmonton Transit Service route 4.